Garment-supporter.



W. D. BORDER. GARMENT SUPPORTER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT-15,1916.

Patented May 1, 1917.

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GARMENT-SUPPORTEB.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 1, 1917.

Application filed September 15, 1916. Serial No. 120,270.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, WAITMAN Dnvnn OORDER, a citizen of the United'States of America, and resident of Philippi, county of Barbour, and State of West Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garment-Supporters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates broadly to garment supporters, and more particularly to suspender or similar garment supporting device.

lhe primary object of the invention is to provide a Suspender the main body portion of which is composed of inelastic webbing and embodying therein attaching ends of a flexible or elastic character which afford the requisite resilience or elasticity.

A further object is to provide a device of the character mentioned in which the elements affording the elasticity are made of a relatively strong and durable material.

With these and other objects in View, the invention resides in the features of construction, arrangement of parts and combinations of elements which will hereinafter be fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a plan view of a suspendcr embodying my invention, one of the springinclosing pockets being shown partially broken away;

Fig. 2 is a partial enlarged elevation of the pocket-inclosed parts;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged section on line 3-3, Fig. 1, showing the parts in their normal positions;

Fig. 4c is a similar section showing the same parts in spring-compressing positions; and

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5, Fig. 4.

Referring to said drawings, in which like designating characters distinguish like parts throughout the several views- 1 indicates the crossed body members of a Suspender embodying the present invention, said members being preferably composed of inelastic webbing. Terminating each of said members at the back portion of the suspender is a pocket or inclosure 2, formed by doubling the webbing back upon itself for an appropriate distance and attaching the end 3 of the doubled-over portion a to the member 1, as by transverse stitching 5. The lateral edges of said portion a are also stitched down, as shown at 6, completing said inclosure 2.

Disposed within said inclosure 2 is a coil compression spring 7 the coils of which are of substantially rectangular form. Connected to said spring are two reversely disposed loops 8 and 9 of inelastic tape, each of said loops having one member thereof threaded through said spring from end to end of the latter so that they embrace opposite sides of the coils. The ends of the loop 8 extend upward and are received between the doubled-over portion or member 4 and its terminal 3, the latter being turned back between said member 4 and the body mem her 1, as shown in Figs. 8 and 4 at the point of application of the attaching stitches 5. The said ends of the loop 8 are consequently embraced and concealed and are rigidly held by the same stitches by which the end 3 is attached.

The loop 9 has its lower or free end proiected outward through an eye 10 of buttonholc form provided in the webbing at the extreme lower end of the inclosure 2 and has suitably attached to said end a button-embracing loop 11.

As is obvious, the parts located within the inclosure 2 normally occupy the positions shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and, under tension applied to the loop 9, said parts are capable of assuming the positions shown in Fig. 41, the spring 7 being compressible and permitting said loop 9 to move outward. In moving outward and inward the inner member of said loop 9 slides directly upon the corresponding member of the loop 8.

Located at the front end of each of the body members 1 is a pocket or inclosure 2 which is similar to the inclosures 2 in all. respects except that it is preferably formed separate from the body member and is con nected to the latter by means of a ring or link 12.

What is claimed is- In a garment supporter, an inelastic webbing doubled upon itself at one end to form an inclosure, a member doubled upon itself to form a loop, said end of the webbing being bent in the form of an inverted U so as to inclose the free ends of said loop forming member and to engage the adjacent part of the body of the webbing, means passed through the inverted U, through the free spring secured to the element and loop formends of said 100p and through said part of ing member. 10

the Webbing body engaged by the U to simul- In testimony whereof, I aflix my signtaure taneously support the loop forming member in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

and to secure the doubled end: of the web XVAITMAN DEVER CORDER.

bing in position, said inclosure having a. Witnesses: slot in its bottom, a garment engaging e'l'e- F. H. PRoUDFooT, ment passed through the slot and a coil B. L. COMPTON.

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